The Campaign Against Arms Trade says that the presence of military delegations from repressive regimes and countries in conflict at next week's Farnborough Air Show makes a mockery of the system of arms export controls.

Campaigners have welcomed the government's decision to scrap the controversial Section 44 of the Terrorism Act, which allowed the police to stop and search anyone, without requiring "reasonable suspicion".

David Cameron has said the government's massive cuts will be delivered in a way that “strengthens and unites the country”. His words remind me of his colleague's George Osborne's claim that, when it comes to tackling the economic situation, “we're all in this together”.